Portable Spa Construction

摘要

Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface.

主权项

1. In a spa structure, a force transfer member comprising:
a first half and a second half, the first half and second half being configured to slidably mate together such that the length of the force transfer member can be selectively adjusted; wherein the first half has a rectangular receptacle formed at an upper end thereof and the second half has a foot of rectangular cross-section extending from a lower end thereof; and wherein the force transfer member includes an upper stepped edge which forms into an angled surface, which angled surface continues into a second step, the rectangular receptacle being located above said first step and the foot being located below the angled surface.